A cloud-first strategy sends an important message that cloud is indeed the new normal. It sets the stage to achieve the most benefits from the cloud, freeing up more resources to devote to the core goals.

In the United States, Cloud First was a mandate issued to all federal agencies by the chief information officer in December 2010. Many public sector institutions have recognized the many benefits of implementing a cloud-first strategy including University of Notre Dame, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, and City of McKinney.

For more information:

• Federal Cloud Computing Strategy Whitepaper
• Notre Dame Cloud First
• AWS Government, Education and Nonprofits Symposium video

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Learn more about successful cloud implementation strategies:

• AWS Public Sector Customer Success Stories